The Shashe catchment of the Limpopo Basin in Botswana and Zimbabwe is a dry place: the Shashe River flows for just a few days a year, and 10 recently built dams are usually the only visible signs of water. But in the complex world of water storage, not everything is visible. “Usually, people believe that dams store the largest amount
Solar irrigation pumps can bring significant benefits for food security, livelihoods, and the environment. They run on clean, renewable energy, with no reliance on costly and polluting fossil fuels, and once installed, they have no running costs – providing 1,400–2,200 hours of free, dependable energy per year, contributing to food security and boosting farmers’ incomes for decades. Farmers are understandably
On August 17, IFPRI Nigeria under the CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) facilitated a seminar to make a presentation on “Assessing the Impacts of Income and Price Shocks on Food Security and Diets: The Food Security Simulator, Nigeria (FSSN)” in collaboration with the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). The seminar aimed to discuss how policymakers, private sector companies, civil
In June 2023, a dedicated team coalesced, its members drawn together by a shared passion for advancing policy research and praxis in Ethiopia. With a series of focused meetings, the team discussed the findings of the IAA (Institutional Architecture Assessment) for Ethiopia and map out future directions in policy research and praxis during its kick-off meeting. The NET-PARAF Core Team
“Groundwater is the hidden water resource,” says Dr Andrew Ross, an honorary research fellow at the Australian National University’s Fenner School of Environment and Society. “It accounts for more than 99 percent of liquid freshwater on Earth, half of all drinking water and a quarter of the water used for irrigation, serving 38 percent of the world’s irrigated land.” Dr Ross
IFPRI researchers Dr. Karl Pauw, Senior Research Fellow, and Dr. Barun Deb Pal, Research Coordinator, met up with officials from the Government of Odisha on 21st November 2022 at Krushi Bhawan to discuss the 2023 work plan for Odisha state under CGIAR Initiative on National Policies and Strategies (NPS) activity. The meeting was chaired by Sri S.K. Chadha, IFS, Special
By Dr. Alan Nicol (IWMI), Dr. Juan Carlos Sanchez Ramirez (IWMI), Dr. Joyce Maru (CIP), and Mr. Michael Victor (ILRI) Complexity can be overwhelming and the CGIAR initiatives are a contributing factor. Numerous countries face intense policy challenges as they tackle interlinked food, water, and energy emergencies amid a climate crisis, and some host initiatives engaging in different and sometimes
Across the globe, river flows are being altered by human activity, such as water extraction and diversion, and the construction of dams. At the same time precipitation is becoming more erratic as climate change accelerates, leading to shifting rainy seasons, prolonged drought, and intense flooding. Calculating and maintaining the optimum water flow is essential for healthy ecosystems, agriculture, energy, and